Heavens Eagle
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I have a monoplane that has more rigging than a sailing ship.
Looking really good Paddy! The box kite is taking shape well.
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Roden DH-2
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Looking really good Paddy! The box kite is taking shape well.
jeaton01
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Either a Bleriot or a Taube!I have a monoplane that has more rigging than a sailing ship.
Heavens Eagle
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A Taube. I just had to have that kit when WNW released it. There were actually several different Taube aircraft build by different manufacturers.
paddy
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I think i just remembered why i dont either
paddy
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End of the week round up
Basic wing rigging is done, needs some tensioning at some point.
I have added some micro tube to the inside of the fuselage frame to help with rigging.
These frames have no fittings to the tail which is quite heavy and relies on just butting up and glueing.....
so i have added some steel pins and corresponding holes on the wing and tail skid ... This is 0.3mm so you need a steady hand to drill .
Basic wing rigging is done, needs some tensioning at some point.
I have added some micro tube to the inside of the fuselage frame to help with rigging.
These frames have no fittings to the tail which is quite heavy and relies on just butting up and glueing.....
so i have added some steel pins and corresponding holes on the wing and tail skid ... This is 0.3mm so you need a steady hand to drill
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Heavens Eagle
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Looking really good Paddy!
paddy
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Today i joined the front to the back and found another limitation of the model.
Basically the ladder fuselage is not really strong enough , its made of very soft 1.2mm plastic and sags under its own weight.
If i built another i would knock up a brass tube affair to replace it but sometimes you have to accept it is what it is.
Basically the ladder fuselage is not really strong enough , its made of very soft 1.2mm plastic and sags
under its own weight.If i built another i would knock up a brass tube affair to replace it but sometimes you have to accept it is what it is.
That's what I'd like to do with the Bell 47 "Mash" chopper, if I ever get around to it.
Press on Paddy!
Press on Paddy!
Sweet! 
Heavens Eagle
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Looking good Paddy! 
not with EZline. I got some wire I want to try on one of my future builds that will help the landing gear.Does the rigging lend any rigidity to the big model? A bit of weight in the nose, perhaps? Metal machine gun?
Excellent build as usual!